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Wyre launched a Savings API enabling fintechs to offer yield-earning savings accounts in Stellar USDC, with returns many times higher than traditional U.S. savings accounts. The service follows a $5 million SDF Enterprise Fund investment in Wyre and is already being used by fintech Airtm to serve Latin American users.

Stellar Development Foundation invested $15 million in Airtm, a Latin American digital wallet and P2P exchange platform, to expand financial access in underserved regions. The partnership will integrate Airtm with Stellar's network and USDC stablecoin to enable broader payment services.

Stellar Development Foundation invests $15 million in Airtm, a Mexican digital wallet and P2P exchange platform serving Latin America. The funds will support Airtm's integration with Stellar to enable faster, cheaper, and safer payment services across emerging markets.

The Stellar Development Foundation's Enterprise Fund invested $15 million in Airtm, a Mexico-based digital wallet and crypto exchange. This is SDF's largest investment on record and part of a broader strategy to expand cross-border payments and financial inclusion in Latin America.

USDC expansion on Stellar enables new money flows through anchors like Wyre, Stably, BitGo, and FinClusive, creating fast, low-cost cross-currency transactions and global financial interoperability.

Stably launched on/off ramp integration for USDC and USDS stablecoins on Stellar, enabling seamless deposits and withdrawals for Stellar wallets and anchors. The integration marks the next phase of Stably's partnership with the Stellar Development Foundation to expand borderless payment infrastructure.

Stellar Community Fund Seed Round finalists Leaf Global Fintech and Task.io are building wallet and NGO payment solutions on Stellar. Leaf enables cross-border remittances via USSD on basic phones; Task streamlines nonprofit operations with transparent payment tracking and donor accountability.

Two Stellar Community Fund finalists, COINQVEST and Anclap, are partnering to deliver inflation-free payment processing in Argentina. COINQVEST provides merchant payment solutions on Stellar, while Anclap offers anchor services and digital currency payments, demonstrating ecosystem network effects.

The Stellar Development Foundation invested $3 million in Tribal Credit, a fintech platform serving SMEs in emerging markets. Tribal will build blockchain products on Stellar to provide faster, cheaper cross-border payments and banking services across Latin America.

The article contrasts traditional payment apps like Venmo with Stellar's blockchain for low-cost, borderless remittances. It highlights Stellar's negligible transaction fees, decentralized exchange for fair rates, and adoption by Franklin Templeton. The author, a self-described no-coiner, expresses optimism about cryptocurrency's potential to empower the unbanked.

Stellar USDC combines Circle's trusted USD stablecoin with Stellar's efficient network for fast, cheap cross-border payments. Transactions cost about $0.0001 and settle in seconds, with 24/7 forex trading on Stellar's DEX.

Velo Labs, a Stellar-based cross-border settlement protocol backed by Thai conglomerate CP Group, has acquired Interstellar, a Stellar payment startup, in a nine-figure deal. The merger brings Interstellar's leadership to Velo and aims to accelerate blockchain remittance development across Southeast Asia.

Wyre, a crypto infrastructure and banking-as-a-service provider, is becoming a USDC anchor on Stellar to enable faster, cheaper cross-border payments. The company will launch USDC-MXN corridors and expand to GBP, CAD, AUD, and EUR, leveraging the Stellar DEX for better foreign exchange rates.

Bidali launched a pilot in Bermuda enabling residents to purchase rum with digital Bermuda dollars on the Stellar network, marking progress toward the island's comprehensive crypto payments system.

Circle has launched USDC stablecoin on the Stellar network, making it immediately available on Stellar's decentralized exchange and tradeable across 9,000+ ecosystem assets. The integration includes Circle's API services and Account offering for global payments and treasury operations.

Circle and the Stellar Development Foundation announced USDC is now live on Stellar, immediately available on Stellar's DEX and integrated wallets. The stablecoin pairs USDC's $6B circulation with Stellar's 1.5B+ processed operations, enabling cross-border payments and new business opportunities across the ecosystem.

Stellar Development Foundation invested $5 million in Wyre, a blockchain payments company, to integrate payment APIs and on/off ramps for USDC stablecoin across USD, GBP, CAD, AUD, and EUR pairs on the Stellar network.

Stellar Development Foundation invested $5 million in Wyre during a Series B2 funding round to expand USDC on/off ramps and payment infrastructure across USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, and AUD pairs.

SDF and Wirex surveyed 3,834 cryptocurrency users to understand cross-border payment needs. Key findings: users want transaction fees below 1%, 86% feel safe using crypto, but 75% are unaware of stablecoins despite mainstream crypto adoption.

SDF's Q4 2020 report highlights landmark achievements including USDC integration, Protocol 15 launch with Claimable Balances and Sponsored Reserves, strategic partnerships with Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation, and record network growth with 1819% increase in assets.

Stellar Development Foundation celebrated 2020 as a landmark year, processing 1.553 billion total operations on the network and growing from 12 to 20 anchor services. The ecosystem saw 61% growth in relevant assets and 21X increase in transaction volume, driven by strategic focus on network robustness, trust, and sustainable use cases.